CBSE Class 6 Social Science Rural Administration Worksheet

1.When do you think that farmers may require a copy of the land record?
Choose the correct answer:
a.A farmer wants a loan from the bank to dig a well in his land
b.A farmer wants to divide his land among children
c. Farmer wants to admit his children in school.
d. All of them
(A) a
(B) b & d
(C) a & d
(D) a & b

2.How many villages are there in India?

3.Who is theincharge of a police station in an area?

4.What is the main work of Patwari?

5.What are the divisions of Indian states known as?

6.How new technology is used for keeping land records?

7.If there is a theft in our house which police station would we go to register our complaint?
(A) Main police station in the town.
(B) The police station in the next town.
(C) The police station in our area of work.
(D) Police station in big city.

8.Identify the two things that the work of the Patwari includes:
a. Measuring the land
b. Keeping land records
c.Making the list of BPL
d. Maintaining the birth rate records
(A) a & c
(B) b
(C) c & d
(D) a & b

9.Before the introduction of the Hindu Succession Amendment Act, Hindu women did not get a share in the family's _____________.
(A) Agricultural land.
(B) Income of Parent.
(C) House.
(D) All of them.

10.What are 'Fair price shops'?
(A) Grocery Shops.
(B) Food Plazas.
(C) Ration Shop.
(D) Saloons.

11.What do you mean by 'tehsil'?
(A) Sub-division of a district.
(B) Block.
(C) Gram Panchayat.
(D) None of them.

12.What is a 'bund'?
(A) Small boundary.
(B) Sweet dish.
(C) Crop.
(D) None of them.

13.Is a constable senior to S.H.O?
(A) No
(B) Yes
(C) It depends on the level of Panchayat.
(D) Both are equal.

14.Who is the head of the tehsildars(revenue officers)?
(A) Patwari.
(B) District collector.
(C) Tehsildars.
(D) Sarpanch.

15.What is thefull form of S.H.O.?
(A) Senior Housing Officer.
(B) Station House Officer.
(C) Security Head Officer.
(D) Senior Health Officer.

16.What does a Patwari do?
(A) Measures land.
(B) Keep land records.
(C) Provides credit.
(D) Both 'a' and 'b'

17.What are the other duties ofa Patwari?
(A) Reporting to the government about the crops grown in his village.
(B) Organising the collection of land revenue.
(C) Both 'a' and 'b'.
(D) None of these.

18.Who maintains and updates the records ofa group ofvillages?
(A) Patwari.
(B) S.H.O.
(C) Tehsildar.
(D) Sarpanch.

19.What is/are function(s) of a Tehsildar?
(A) They have to hear disputes.
(B) Tehsildars supervise the work of the Patwaris on farmers property records.
(C) They ensure that land revenue is collected.
(D) All of them

20.Do women benefit under the new law of property?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Might be
(D) Can't say

21.Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005 is related to__________.
(A)Women's Share in the family's agricultural land.
(B) Reservation of Hindu's children in government schools.
(C) Both 'a' and 'b'.
(D) None of these.

22.Where is the office of a Tehsildars?
(A) In the city.
(B) In the districts.
(C) The office where land disputes are heard.
(D) None of them

23.In which year was the Hindu Succession Amendment Act introduced?
(A) 2002
(B) 2003
(C) 2004
(D) 2005

24. Match the following:

(A) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
(B) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A
(C) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
(D) 1- C, 2- A, 3- B

25.Who was Mohun? And what was the dispute between Mohan and Raghu?
(A) He was a farmer.
(B) A few feet of Mohan's land were taken over by Raghu.
(C) Mohan was beaten up by Raghu
(D) He was a farmer. A few feet of his land was taken by Raghu

26.What are the other names of the Patwari?
(A) President, Panchs, Sarpanch and tehsildar.
(B) Revenue collector, Sarpanch and lekhpal.
(C) Lekhpal, Patwari, Kanungo, Karachari and village officer.
(D) Lekhpal

27.Is it important for the landowners to keep the record of their land? Why?
(A) Yes. The record will help themin case of land dispute.
(B) No. It is not important to maintain the land record.
(C) Patwari will maintain the record.
(D) The Zamindars of Village maintains them.

28.Arrange the order of division of states in India.
(A) States - Taluka- Districts
(B) States- Tehsil - Districts
(C) Districs Tehsil States
(D) States Districts - Tehsils or Taluka

29.How many villages are there in India?
(A) Twenty lakh
(B) Two lakh
(C) Six lakh
(D) Ten lakh

30.A farmer wants to purchase ___________ for his field.
(A) Labourers
(B) Loan
(C) Plot
(D) Fertilizers

31.Are there any records that shows who owns what land in the village?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) The tehsildar's record
(D) The farmer's land record

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32.Is money payment needed for registering a case in police station?

33.Patwari is found intherural administration of every state. How?

34.To administrate districts, they are divided into which sub-units?

35.Who is the head of a districtand who are his subordinates?

36.What is the Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005?

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37.What are the basic needs of villages in the present world?

38.What is 'area of authority 'and how does thepolice work?

39.What are theresponsibilities of a Patwari?

40.What are the functions of the Tehsildars?

41.Can farmers get a copy of their land records? If yes, how?

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42.What is a Patwari's role inthe land revenue?

43.Why are land records necessary?

44.How did the enactment of the Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005, helps the Hindu women to get equal property share?

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The __________________ maintains and updates the records of the village.

2. Every _______________ has an area that comes under its control.

3. _______________ is a new law that will benefit a large number of women.

4. In the new law sons, daughter and their mothers can get an ____________________ in the land.

5. The Patwari is also responsible for organizing the collection of _______________ from the farmers and providing information to the government about the crops grown in the area.

6. The Patwari is known as by different names in different states – in some villages such officers are called ______________ and in others _____________ or ________________ or ______________

7. All states in India are divided into ______________.

8. It is the responsibility of the ______________ of that station to enquire , to investigate and take action on the cases within its area.

9. The head is the _____________ and under them are the revenue officers, also known as _______________.

FILL IN THE BLANKS.-

1.INDIA IS DIVIDED INTO ___________

2.FOR EFFICIENT REVENUE ADMINISTRATION, EACH DISTRICT IS DIVIDED INTO A NUMBER OF _____________________

3.PWD MEANS________________

4. AT THE VILLAGE LEVEL THE ___________ MAINTAINS THE LAND RECORDS.

5.AN EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IS INCHARGE OF ___________

6.THE HEAD OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN A DISTRICT IS __________

7.THERE ARE __________ STATES AND __________ UNION TERRITORIES IN THE INDIAN UNION.

8.THE HEAD OF A DISTRICT IN INDIA IS THE ____________

9.DISTRICT COLLECTOR IS ALSO KNOWN AS ______________

10 ________ IS THE HEAD OF TAHSIL

11. ALL THE STATES OF INDIA ARE DIVIDED INTO ____________

12.PATWARI IS ALSO KNOWN AS __________

Chapter 7 Urban administration

i)Municipal Corporation is also known as ___________

ii). The _________ is the head of the Municipal Corporation.

iii). The local slf-govt. of cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai are known as ____

iv). The Municipal Council/Municipality is elected for a period of ___ years.

v). A _______ is a sum of money that people pay to the government for the services it provides.

vi) The city is divided into number of _________

vii). The chief executive officer of the Municipal Corporation is the ______

Chapter 9 Urban Livelihoods

Q1.____________ are large buildings with shops in different floors.

Q2. Railways are a ____________ occupation.

Q3. A painter comes under ____________ employment.

Q4. The owner of a permanent shop needs a ________ from the Municipality.

Q5. Cable TV operators belong to the ________________ industry.

Q6. An example of association of poor self-employed women is _____________

Q 1. Write a short note on the changing face of villages in modern times.

Ans. 1. Schools, colleges have been opened in villages to educate people.

2. Government provides good quality seeds and pesticides for the development of agriculture.

3. Primary Health Centres with specialist doctors have been opened in villages.

Q 2. What do you understand by Panchayati Raj?

Ans. The local administration in villages is run through Panchayats. Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad are three types of institutions in Panchayati Raj.

Q 3. Which is the lowest and the highest institution of Panchayati Raj system?

Ans. Lowest- Village Panchayat

Highest- Zila Parishad.

Q 4. What is the minimum and maximum number of members of a Gram/Village Panchayat in Punjab?

Ans. Minimum- 5

       Maximum- 13

Q 5. Write any two functions of Zila Parishad.

Ans. 1. It helps and coordinates the functioning of Panchayats and Panchayat Samitis.

2. It advises the State Government for the development of the district.

Q 6. What was the condition of villages during British rule?

Ans. During the British rule the villagers were no more self-sufficient. Villagers were exploited by British by collecting huge amount of revenue which led to economic downfall of the villages.

Q 7. What do you mean by Gram Sabha? What is the difference between Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat?

Ans. All the village people above the age of 18 years are members of village Gram Sabha. It's the village Gram Sabha which elects the village Panchayat (Panches and Sarpanch).

Q 8. Which is the most important function of the Panchayat Samiti?

Ans. To supervise the developmental activities of the Panchayats of that block.

Fill in the Blanks

1. There are 28 states and 8 Union Territories in India.

2. Panchayat Samiti is the middle institution of the Panchayati Raj.

3. The term of Gram Panchayat and Panchayat Samiti is 5 years.

4. There are 22 Zila Parishads in Punjab.

5. The highest institution of the Panchayati Raj is Zila Parishad.

Write True (√) or False (X) for each statement: -

1. The economic condition of the villages was very bad during British rule.(True)

2. Seats are not reserved for women in the Gram Panchayat. (False)

3. There are District Officials of various departments to run district administration properly. (True)

4. Zila Parishad is also known as Zila Panchayat. (True)

5. Panchayat Samiti is created for 100 villages. (True)

MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)

1. What is the minimum age to contest the election of rural local self-government institutions?

A. 20 years

B. 22 years

C. 21 years (√)

2. What are the minimum and maximum members directly elected by voters to a Panchayat Samiti?

A. 5 - 11

B. 5 - 13 (√)

C. 6 – 13

More question-

- It is time to figure out facts!

I. Observe your area/ neighborhood / locality and rate the following amenities/ facilities present on the scale of – good, satisfactory and absent.

II. On the basis of your observation, write in around 5 points how these facilities can be made available to people or their condition improved by Municipal Corporation.